Joseph E. Trainor

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration · University of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Public and organizational behavior in disasters Disaster Mitigation Smart Warning Systems Mobile Warning Systems Disaster Warning Systems

David Barrett, PhD

Professor of Political Science | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University

David Barrett, PhD, is a presidential historian and leading expert on the CIA's relationship with presidents and Congress.

National Security & Intelligence Issues Politics The Vietnam War United States Congress United States Presidents

Eric Wood

Director of the TCU Counseling & Mental Health Center · Texas Christian University

Dr. Wood is the director of one of the leading institutions in the field of college counseling,

Student Mental Health College Mental Health Counseling Psychology Counseling and Administration Higher Education

Lee Branstetter

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Lee Branstetter's research interests include the economics of technological innovation, and economic growth in East Asia.

East Asia and the Global Economy International Economics Business and Economics Economics Technological Innovation

Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.

Associate Professor · University of Connecticut

Dr. Venator-Santiago is an expert in US territorial law and policy with a focus on the history of citizenship

Nation-State building in the Americas Political Theory Latino Politics Puerto Rico/US Law Territorial Legal History Public Law

Nicholas Steffens

Owner · Nicholas T. Steffens & Associates, P.A.

Owner, Nicholas T. Steffens & Associates, P.A.

Civil Litigation Foreclosures Commercial Litigation Dissolution of Marriage Divorce

Ed Coulson

Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Real Estate · UC Irvine

N. Edward Coulson teaches in the area of Economics and Public Policy and serves in the school’s Center for Real Estate.

Urban Economics Real Estate Economics Public Policy Housing Economics

Lyndsey Butcher

Executive Director · Sexual Health Options, Resources & Education Centre

An experienced advocate working on the frontlines helping women and trans people access abortion care.

Abortion Access Abortion Rights Sexual Health Education Reproductive Rights Feminism

Costa Samaras

Trustee Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Carnegie Mellon University

Costa Samaras's research focuses on the pathways to clean, climate-safe, equitable, and secure energy and infrastructure systems.

Transportation Systems Autonomous Driving Climate and Energy Decision Making Engineering and Public Policy Environmental Engineering

Cedric de Leon

Professor of Sociology and Labor Studies · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Cedric de Leon's research focuses on labor, race, and party politics in the United States, India and Turkey.

Race and Ethnicity Political Sociology Comparative Historical Sociology Race and Race Relations Labor Unions

Alexis Dudden, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of History · University of Connecticut

Professor of History specializing in modern Japan and Korea, and international history.

History/Memory Modern Korea Modern Japan Territorial Disputes Japan-Korea Relations

Dustin Carnahan

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Dustin Carnahan's research focuses on how citizens engage with the political information environment.

Political Communications Political Science Political Information

Cliff Schecter

Principal & President · Libertas, LLC

Enter Stage Left: Liberate your perspective with Libertas's progressive PR guy, columnist, We Act Radio co-founder, and bestselling author

Progressive Journalism Public Relations & Earned Media Strategy New Media Strategy & Execution Polling & Message Development Media Training

Joel Paul

Albert Abramson '54 Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: paulj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4638 / Office 312-200

International Economic Law and Policy Presidential Powers in Foreign Affairs International Business Transactions National Security Law Foreign Relations Law

Magnus Egerstedt

Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering · UC Irvine

Magnus Egerstedt is a leading research on control theory, complex networks and robotics.

Multi-system robots Mobile Sensor Networks Complex networks (e.g., optimization and control, resource sharing, dimension reduction) Control Theory Robotics

Jonathan Corpus Ong

Professor of Communication and Director of Global Technology for Social Justice Lab · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jonathan Corpus Ong's research areas are global media ethics, digital politics and the anthropology of humanitarianism.

Elections in the Philippines Media Ethics Global Media Studies Critical Disinformation Studies Sociology of Activist Organizations

Molly Land, J.D.

Catherine Roraback Professor of Law and Human Rights; Associate Director, Human Rights Institute · University of Connecticut

Molly Land specializes in human rights and technology.

Digital Rights Intellectual Property Law Technology and the Law Human Rights International Law

Steven E. Harris

Professor · University of Mary Washington

Dr. Harris is an expert on modern Russian and European history.

Aerospace History Commercial Aviation Russian History Contemporary Russia Global Socialism

Christianne Wilhelmson

Executive Director · Georgia Strait Alliance

Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.

Ocean Conservation Whale protection Habitat protection Marine planning Salmon Aquaculture

Weiai (Wayne) Xu

Associate Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social Science Institute · University of Massachusetts Amherst

Wayne Xu studies what he calls the "three Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust and dishonesty.

Disinformation on social media plaforms China’s Digital Public Diplomacy Operations during the COVID-19 Crisis. Disinformation Dishonesty on internet platforms Computational communication